Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 12% on Sunday compared to the previous day, totaling 813,265 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Monday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 39,641 megawatt-hours at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 29,588 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 828,299 megawatt-hours on Sunday, marking a decrease of about 11.5% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from dam-based hydropower plants accounted for around 21.3% of total generation, while imported coal plants and solar power plants contributed 18.9% and 14.7%, respectively.
On Sunday, the country's electricity exports totaled 15,457 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 496 megawatt-hours.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
